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GEORGE G. ANDERSON, OF SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-FOURTH TOWIL- LIAM N. SUTTON, OF SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS.

CARD CUTTER AND MARIER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 13, 1909.

. Application filed September 23, 1907. Serial No. 394,193.

To all whom it may concern.

I Be it known that I, GEORGE O. ANDERSON, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Springfield, in the county of Sangamon and State ofIllinois, have invented a new and useful Card Cutter and Marker, ofwhich the following is such a full, clear, and exact description as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usemy said invention.

This invention relates to means for cutting and marking the cards ofcard systems used for filing and preserving in an orderly and convenientmanner, data relating to business .3 of any kind, to which the systemmay be ap plicable; the configurations of the cards themselves servingto indicate various data; a card of one form indicating certain factsand a card of somewhat different form indi- 0 eating different facts.

The purpose of this invention is to provide means adapted to cut cardsto give them certain predetermined configurations according to the usesto which they are to be put and to mark said cards by printing orinseribing thereon words or marks canceling certain parts of the cardsor otherwise indicating the uses to which the cards respectively are tobe put, and serving to prevent the inadvertent 0 use of any of the cardsfor purposes for which they are not intended.

l/Vith these ends in View my invention consists in the novel features ofconstruction and combinations of parts shown in the annexed 5 drawings,to which reference is hereby made and hereinafter particularly describedand finally recited in the claims.

Similar reference numerals and characters designate like parts in theseveral views.

Figure 1 is an isometric projection of the complete machine; Fig. 2 isan enlarged combined front elevation and sectional view Fig. 3 is ahorizontal section on the line X. X.

of Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a vertical transverse seea tion through the machineon the zig zag line Y. Y. of Fig. 3 Fig. 5 is a vertical longitudinalsection through the machine on the line Z. Z. of Fig. 8; Fig. 6 is anoblique vertical section through the machine on the line W. WV. of Fig.3, and Fig. 7 is an enlarged plan of a card usable with the machine.

I have shown in the drawings and will hereinafter describe a machineespecially adapted to cut cards to be used by a gas and electric lightand power company; it is to be understood however, that this particularapplicatlon of the machine is merely for convenience 1n illustrating anddescribing the i same, and that the machine may, within the scope of myinvention be adapted to out and mark cards for use in many otherdifferent kinds of business.

This machine is designed to operate upon cards substantially such as areshown and described in my application for patent for card system, SerialNumber 380,580, filed June 24, 1907. The cards are so constructed andarranged that parts of the cards are rcmovable to the end that thechange of the configuration of said cards by reason of the cutting of]?of one or more of said removable parts will give the cardsconfigurations which will serve to indicate that cards of differentconfigurations contain data or information of different kinds saidcards, after cutting, being of such form that when they are placedindiscriminately in even piles, a glance at the piles will disclose anydisorder or irregularity in the arrangement of the cards in the pilesrespectively, and all inverted or misplaced cards in any ile .may besimultaneously withdrawn, ancl then properly placed, without disturbingthe arrangement of the other cards of the pile; and all the cards of oneform may be simultaneously separated from the cards of the other form orforms; and when duplicate cards are used all the duplieate cards may besimultaneously separated from the original cards.

The material elements of the mechanism are; movable corner bladesadapted to cut off the corners of cards; front-notchingblades betweensaid corner blades and adapted to cut notches in the front edges ofcards; rear notching-blades adapted to cut notches in the rear edges ofcards; and type bars adapted to print pie-determined matter upon thecards, differing according to the character of the business.

The operating parts are contained within a suitable cabinet 1,preferably of cast iron; the cabinet is supported upon a suitable base 2and has a detachable top 1. Plungers I), 4, 5 and 6 bearing differentdesignations according to the character of the business, are slidable inholes 1 through bosses 1 which are preferably integral with the top 1.Three-member spiders 7, 8 and 9 are suitably secured on the plunger-s 3,4 and 5 respectively. A two-member spider 10 is secured on the plunger6. Openings 2, 2, 2" and 2 extend through the platen 2 of the base 2 andpermit free passage of the clippings from the cards. Horizontal plates12 and 12 having straight edges are flush with the top of the platen,are secured in suitable de pressions 2 in the platen and plates 13 and13 having curved edges are in like manner secured on the platen.Straight blades 15 and 15 are secured on yokes 16 and 16 respectively.The yokes 16 and 16 are supported 011 springs 17 and 17; which in turnare supported on vertical bolts 18 and 18 screwing into bosses 1 on theunder side of the top 1 When the yokes are pressed downward the springsare compressed and upon removal of the pressure on the yokes the springsact to raise the yokes. Springs 3 4 5 and 6 surround the plungers 3, 4,5, and 6 respectively. One end of each spring is connected to thecorresponding plunger and the other end is connected with thecorresponding boss 1 in such manner that the depressing of the plungerwill stretch the spring and the spring will act to raise the plunger.The blades 15 and 15 slide in suitable guides 1 on the inside of thecabinet and cut vertically against the edges of the plates 12 and 12respectively. The lower edges of the blades 15 and 15 are inclined asshown, in order that the blades may cut progressively along the edges ofthe plates 12 and 12, instead of cutting simul-- taneously along thewhole length of the edges of said plates. A block 14 is slidable inguides 1 on the inner wall of the cabinet and is provided with a curvedblade 14' fitting in the opening of the plate 13. A somewhat similarblock 14 is slidable in guides 1 and has at its lower end a blade 14matching the opening in the plate 13. The block 14 has a longitudinalchannel 14 accomodating the member 9 of the spider 9 as hereinafterexplained. The spider 7 has members 7, 7 and 7 respectively acting onthe yoke 16, the block 14, and the type bar 19. The spider S has members8', 8 and 8 re spectively acting on the yoke 16, the block 14 and thetype bar 20. The spider 9 has members 9*, 9 and 9 acting on the yoke 16,the yoke 16 and the block 14 respectively. The spider 10 has members 10and 10, act ing on the block 14 and the type plate 21 respectively.

Levers 26 and 28 are respectively supported on downwardly extending rods26"- and 28*, secured on the under side of the top 1, and levers 27 and27 are supported on a downwardly extending rod 27 a secured on the underside of the top 1. The levers are provided with keys 26 27 27 and 28bearing suitable designations.

In the drawings the plungers 3, 4, 5 and 6 and the keys 26 27", 27 and28 are respectively inscribed Remove, Set, Change,

C. T., "New Job, "Range, "Incandescent and Power indicating that theplunger marked Set is to be operated to cause the proper cutting andmarking of a card relating to the setting of a meter; the plunger markedChange is to be oper ated to cause the cutting and marking of a cardrelating to any change effecting a previously installed meter; theplunger marked Remove is to be operated to cause the cutting and markingof a card relating to the removal of a meter; the plunger marked C. T.is to be used to cause the cutting and marking of a card supplying datarelative to the change of tenants of the building where the meter islocated; the key marked New Job is to be used in. operating the propertype bar to print on the card the inscription New Job; the key marked"Range is to be operated to cause the printing upon the card, of matterrelating to the connecting or disconnecting of a range; the key markedIncandescent is to be operated to cause the printing on the card ofmatter relating to incandescent service; and the key marked Power is tobe operated to cause the printing upon the card of matter relating topower to be supplied, or discontinued, as the case may be.

Short type bars 22, 23, 24 and 25 have a pivotal connection with thelevers 26, 27, 27 and 28 respectively. The type bars have on their underside raised letters or characters adapted to strike an underlying typeribbon, to print on the card the matter or the characters which are inrelief on the type bars. The long type bar 19 is connected to oscillateslightly on the downwardly extending part 7 of the member 7, of thespider 7, and the long type bar 20 is similarly connected with thedownwardly extending part 8, of the member 8, of the spider 8. Thepurpose of this slight oscillation of the type bars is to enable them toreadily adapt themselves to the surface of the card lying on the platen.The type plate 21 is supported on and pivotally connected with a rod 21which is pivotally connected with the member 10 of the spider 10. Coiledsprings 29 and 29 respectively connect the blocks 14 and 14 with theunderside of the top 1 When. the blocks are depressed the springs arestretched, and upon removal of the pressure on the blocks the springsact to raise the blocks. Spools 30 and 30 are mounted on brackets 31 andcarry a typewriter ribbon such as is in com' the machine and is situatedbetween the up per surface ofthe platen and the lower surface of the.type bars 19, 20, 22, 23, 24 and 25 and the'type plate 21.

On the front of the shell 1 is a longitudinal shelf 1 a longitudinalslot 1, and a longitudinal opening 1. The slot 1" facilitates theinsertion of the cards into the machine; the shelf 1 guides the cardsinto the slot; and the opening 1 admits the fingers of the user forconvenience in inserting or withdrawing thecards. A drawer 34 slides onledges 2? within the base and is provided with a knob 34* for pullingthe drawer and a latch 34* forsecuring the drawer in place.

The spiders 7, 8 and 9 are so constructed and are so connected with thetype bars that if the plunger 3 be depressed it will cause the blades 14and 15, and the type bar 19 to operate; if the plunger 4 be depressed itwill cause the blades 14 and 15 and the type bar 20 to operate; it theplunger 5 be depressed it will cause the blades 15, 15 and 1 1 tooperate; and if the plunger 6 be depressed it will cause the blade 14s"and the type plate 21 to operate.

A card of the preferable .form usable with the machine is shown in Fig.7 and will now be described. At the upper left-hand corner of the cardis inscribed the word Set at the upper right-hand corner is inscribedthe Word Remove; in the upper central part of the card is inscribed theword Change; and in the lower central part of the card is theinscription C. T. signifying change of tenant; or this part may bewithout any inscription.

In practice the detachable part of a card bearing the proper designationto indicate the character of the work described 011 any card willordinarily remain on the card, and some or all of the detachable partsbearing the other designations will be cut oil. If the card containsinstructions relative to the setting of a meter the parts containing theinscription Change and Remove will be cut off and the parts Set and C.T. will remain on the card. If the card contains instructions relatingto the changing of a meter the part inscribed Change will remain on thecard and the parts inscribed Set, Remove and C. T. will be cut off. Ifthe card contains instructions relative to the removal of ameter theparts bearing the inscriptions Remove and C. T. will remain on the cardand the parts Set and Change will be cut oil". In case the card is tocontain matter relating to a change of tenant the part marked C. T. willbe removed and the parts marked Set, Change, and Remove, respectively,will remain upon the card.

The manner of asserting the cards is fully described in my saidapplication #380580 and as the method of assorting the cards is not apart of the present invention it need not be described here.

Relative to the cards which after cutting, bear the inscription C. T.,it will be observed that in cutting the cards to remove the partinscribed C. T. the procedure is the reverse of that followed in cuttingthe parts marked Set and Remove, that is to say; if it is desired to cutoil" the part of the card marked Set the plunger marked Remove will beused but if it is intended to cut of? the part of the card marked C. T.the plunger having the same designation (CT) will be used. The reasonfor this is that matter relating to change of tenant is to be written onthe back of the card, and the absence of the part C. T. and the wordsChange of Tenant, see other side, printed on the face of the cardindicate to the user that he is to look on the back or reverse side ofthe card for that information. If the part C. T. remains on the card theuser is thereby apprised that the card relates exclusively to businessstated on the face of the card and indicated by the designation, Set,"Change or Remove as the case may be.

The presence on the card of the designations Set, Change or Remove asthe case may be, indicates that the card relates to business of the kinddesignated on the contrary the absence of the designation C. T.indicates that the card relates to change of tenant or other businessdescribed on the back of the card. V hen C. T. is cut out, Changeremains and the notation is made on the back of the card. In one casethe presence of a part indicates the character of the card and in theother case the absence of a part indicates not only the character of thecard, but also indicates that the information will be found on the backof the card.

On each of the cards are longitudinal spaces 19 and 20, corresponding inposition to the type bars 19 and 20 respectively.

The space 19 which will be directly under the type bar 19 when the cardis in place on the platen is intended to contain written matter relatingto the setting of meters; and the space 20 which is under the type bar20 is intended to contain written matter relating to the removal ofmeters. If the card relates to the setting of a meter it is desirable tomutilate or mark oil the space provided for written matter relating tothe removal of a meter, to the end that the user may be prevented frominar'lvertently writing in the wrong space.

The cards herein shown and described may without material modification,be adapted for use in other businesses merely by changing thedesignations of the cards. For example, the cards may be used to keeptrack of mercantile transactions by replacing the descriptions Set,Change, Remove and C. T. with other designations, such as, Charge Cash,Credit and EX- change, and the body of the cards may have a spacecorresponding to the designation Charge, and another space correspondingto the designation Credit; and the marking devices may be so arrangedthat when the Charge space 011 the card is used the Credit space will becanceled and vice versa if the Credit space is used the Charge spacewill be canceled, so that the salesman would not be liable to make a v;rong entry on the card.

In mercantile business the keys may be used to mark on the card thedate, the store department and other data relating to the transaction.In case of exchange the type plate 21 may be arranged to mark upon the.card the words Exchange, see otherside, I or equivalentnotation.

The mechanism is therefore so arranged that when the plunger 3 isoperated to cut oil the corner of the card marked "Set it will at thesame time operate the type bar 19 to cancel the Set s ace on the cardand in like manner when the p unger 4 is depressed to cut off the partmarked Remove it will at the same time operate the type bar 20 to cancelthe RMV space of the card.

It will be observed that the designations of the plungers 3 and 4 areopposite or contrary to the cards; that is to say the plunger 4 markedSet operates the blade 15 to cut off the Remove corner of the card andthe plunger 3 marked Remove operates the blade 15 to cut off the Setcorner of the card. The purpose of this inverse operation is to enablethe operator to produce a card relating to the subjects designated bythe plungers repectively and to avoid the necessity for him to keep inmind that in order to produce a Set card he must cut off the Change andiemove parts; and in order to produce a Remove card he must cut off theChange and Set parts; and in order to produce a Change card he must cutoff the Remove and Set parts. If the card is intended to contain matterrelating to a change of tenant that matter will preferably be inscribedon the back of the card, and in order that the user may be apprised ofthat fact the plunger 6 will be used to operate the type plate 21 toprint on the card the words Change of Tenant, see other side or someequivalent inscription, warning the user that the desired informationwill be found on the back of the card.

In work of the class described it is necessary to discriminate betweennew Work or old lean:

work. This is effected by means of the key 26 operating the lever 26 tocause the type bar 22 to print on the card the Words New,

J ob if the card relates to new business. In like manner if the cardrelates to a gas range the key 27 will be depressed to operate the typebar 23 to print the word Range if the card relates to incandescentservice the key 27 will be depressed to operate the type bar 24 to printthe Word Incandescent and if the card relates to power, the key 28 willbe depressed to operate the type bar to print the word Power.

In operating the machine, the parts which are clipped from the cardsduring the operation of the machine fall into the drawer 34 where theyremain until such time as it may be convenient to remove the drawer anddispose of them.

Having fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. In an apparatus for cutting and mark ing cards, the combination ofmeans for supporting a card, corner cutter-devices adapted to cut offthe corners of said card, an intermediate cutterdevice adapted to cutanotch in the card intermediate of the removable cor ners thereof, asecond cutter-device adapted to cut a second notch in said card, meansoperatively connecting said intermediate cutter-device with said cornercutter-devices re spectively and means operatively connecting saidsecond cutter-device with both of said corner cutter-devices.

2. In an apparatus for cutting cards, the combination of two cornerblades; a front notching blade; a rear notching blade means forsimultaneously operating said front notching blade and one of saidcorner blades; means for simultaneously operating said front notchingblade and the other corner blade; and means for simultaneously operatingsaid rear notching blade and said first named corner blade.

3. In an apparatus for cutting cards, the combination of a rear notchingblade; two corner blades; means for simultaneously operating said rearnotching blade and said corner blades; and means for operating said rearnotching blade independently of said corner blades.

In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name at SpringfieldIllinois this 24th day of July 1907.

GEORGE C. ANDERSON.

Witnesses:

FoRDYoE W. BROWN, IV. K. I'IALE.

Corrections in Letters Patent No. 918,412.

It is hereby certified that in Letters Patent No. 918,412, granted April13, 1909 upon the application of George C. Anderson, of Springfield,Illinois, for an improvement in Gard Gutters and Markers, errors appearin the printed specification requiring correction, as follows: On page2, line 2, the reference-numeral 2 should read 2, and same page, line14, 1" should read 1 and that the said Letters Patent should be readwith these corrections therein that the same may conform to the recordof the case in the Patent Office.

Signed and sealed this 4th day of May, A. D., 1909.

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Acting Commissioner of Patents.

